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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-14-001145
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140827
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140827
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140827

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST BANCORP /NC/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000811589
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				561421916
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15572
		FILM NUMBER:		141068984

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		341 NORTH MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 508
		CITY:			TROY
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27371-0508
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9105766171
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
450 Fifth Street NW<BR>
Washington, D.C. 29549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF<BR>
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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<B>INDEX</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">On August 27, 2014, the Registrant issued
a news release to announce the planned closure and consolidation of ten of the Registrant&rsquo;s 96 bank branches. The ten branches
and their expected closing dates were listed as an exhibit to the news release.</P>

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August 27, 2014</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Disclosures About Forward Looking Statements</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">The discussions included in this document
and its exhibits may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including
Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. For the purposes of
these discussions, any statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Such
statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words such as &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo; &ldquo;believes,&rdquo;
&ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;projects,&rdquo; or other statements concerning opinions or judgments of the
Company and its management about future events. The accuracy of such forward looking statements could be affected by such factors
as, including but not limited to, the financial success or changing conditions or strategies of the Company&rsquo;s customers or
vendors, fluctuations in interest rates, actions of government regulators, the availability of capital and personnel or general
economic conditions. For additional information about the factors that could affect the matters discussed in this paragraph, see
the &quot;Risk Factors&quot; section of the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K available at&nbsp;www.sec.gov.&nbsp;
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: left"><A HREF="fbnc-8k_082714.htm">First Bancorp 8-K</A></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right">Exhibit 99(a)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #333333"><B>First Bancorp Announces
Consolidation of Ten Branches</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #333333">SOUTHERN PINES, N.C.,
August 27, 2014</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="color: #333333">First
Bancorp&nbsp;(FBNC),</FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #3AA150"> </FONT><FONT STYLE="color: #333333">the parent company of First Bank,
announced today the closure and consolidation of ten of its branches across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia (The specific
branches are listed in Exhibit I). All branches will be consolidated with other First Bank branches near the closing locations
and have at least one receiving branch less than 10 miles away. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #333333">Subject to regulatory
approval, deposits at most closing branches are expected to transition to nearby branches on December 5<SUP>th</SUP>, 2014. Cathy
Dudley, Chief Retail Banking Officer of First Bank, stated the closings are the result of changing customer banking preferences
and a need for reinvestment to build stronger branch banking centers that will serve larger areas. &ldquo;Like many banks, we&rsquo;ve
seen a significant spike in online and mobile banking usage these last few years and a decrease in branch transaction volumes,&rdquo;
Dudley commented.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white; color: #333333">&ldquo;Many of the
large banks have left rural areas across our footprint, but we believe the small business owners and families in these areas still
need a strong banking partner in their communities. It is why we are consolidating locations and re-investing in new technologies,
services and products.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>About First Bancorp</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">First Bancorp is a bank holding company
headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina with total assets of approximately $3.3 billion.&nbsp; Its principal activity is
the ownership and operation of First Bank, a state-chartered community bank that currently operates 96 branches, with 81 branches
operating in North Carolina, 7 branches in South Carolina (Cheraw, Dillon, Florence, and Latta), and 8 branches in Virginia (Abingdon,
Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Dublin, Fort Chiswell, Radford, Salem and Wytheville), where First Bank does business as First Bank
of Virginia. First Bank also has loan production offices in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Greenville, North Carolina. First
Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol &quot;FBNC.&quot;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Please visit our website at&nbsp; www.LocalFirstBank.com .</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white"><B>Forward Looking Statements</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, which statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties.&nbsp; Forward-looking statements are statements
that include projections, predictions, expectations or beliefs about future events or results or otherwise are not statements of
historical fact.&nbsp; Such statements are often characterized by the use of qualifying words (and their derivatives) such as &quot;expect,&quot;
&quot;believe,&quot; &quot;estimate,&quot; &quot;plan,&quot; &quot;project,&quot; &quot;anticipate,&quot; or other statements concerning
opinions or judgments of the Company and its management about future events.&nbsp; Factors that could influence the accuracy of
such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the financial success or changing strategies of the Company's
customers, the Company's level of success in integrating acquisitions, actions of government regulators, the level of market interest
rates, and general economic conditions.&nbsp; For additional information about the factors that could affect the matters discussed
in this paragraph, see the &quot;Risk Factors&quot; section of the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K available at&nbsp;www.sec.gov.&nbsp;
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements.&nbsp; The Company is also not responsible for changes made to the press release by wire services, internet
services or other media.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Exhibit I</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Receiving Branch</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Transition Date</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">North Asheboro</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">1724 North Fayetteville Street</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Asheboro, NC 27204</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Asheboro</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">176 North Fayetteville Street</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Asheboro, NC 27203&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">December 5, 2014&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Candler</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">6 Dogwood Road</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Candler, NC 28715&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Asheville &ndash; Leicester</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">349 New Leicester Highway</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">&nbsp;Asheville, NC 28806&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">December 5, 2014&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Candor</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">129 South Main St</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Candor, NC 27229&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Biscoe</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">104 National Drive</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Biscoe, NC 27209&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">December 5, 2014&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Cheraw Market St.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">515 Market Street</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Cheraw, SC 29520&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Cheraw &ndash; Main</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">901 Chesterfield Hwy</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Cheraw, SC 29520&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">December 5, 2014&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dublin, VA</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">205 Broad Street</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Dublin, VA 24084</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Radford&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">1400 Tyler Avenue</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Radford, VA 24141&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">December 5, 2014&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Maxton</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">107 West Central Street</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Maxton, NC 28364</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Laurinburg</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">601 South Main Street</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Laurinburg, NC 28353&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">December 5, 2014&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pinebluff</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">140 North Walnut Street</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Pinebluff, NC 28373</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Aberdeen</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">105 South Sandhills Boulevard</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Aberdeen, NC 28315&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">December 5, 2014&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Rockingham</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">1305 East Broad Ave</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Rockingham, NC 28379</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Rockingham &ndash;Main</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">1401 Fayetteville Rd.</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Rockingham, NC 28379&nbsp;</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">To Be Determined&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington &ndash; J. Small</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">1296 John Small Ave</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Washington, NC 27889</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington &ndash;Second St.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">132 West Second Street&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; color: #111111">Washington, NC 27889&nbsp;</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">December 5, 2014&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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